Toe plate



Dec; 21 1926.

' N. M. LAKE ET AL TOE PLATE Filed July 5, 1926 Inventors a/r e Patented Dec. 21, i926.

iiiu'rsn sr'rss PATET OFFICE.

NORMAN M. LAKE AND J'GHN E. PERRY, OF OLYPHAN '1, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOE ?LATE.,

Application filed July 3,

This invention relates generally to turn outs for narrow gage railroad tracks and has more particular reference to a toe plate for cooperation with a specially constructed heel plate shown and described in my copending application Serial No. 120,329, filed July 3, 1926, for maintaining and supporting L16 correct alignment the element known as the latch which is part of a turn out for narrow gage railroad tracks.

The prin'iary object of the present inven tion is to substantially improve and sin'ipli'fy the latch supporting toe plate heretofore employed in the construction of a narrow gage railroad track turn out.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same comprising the novel form, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accon'r panying drawing and claimed.

1n the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragn'ientary top plan of a conventional turn out for narrow gage railroad tracks employing a toe plate constructed in accordance with the present inventionv Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially upon the line 2-42 of Figure 1 for disclosing the toe plate in side elevation, and

Figure 3 is a perspective of the toe plate per se.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, A designates one 01" the main rails or a narrow gage railroad turn out, while B designates one of the diverging rails that is anchored at one of its ends in spaced diagonal relation with respect to the main rail A to my improved form of heel plate C, and to which heel plate is pivotally secured directly at the end of the rail B one end of the latch. rail D that is tapered at its inner side and adjacent its front end for flush engagement with the rail A as clearly disclosed in a top plan view of Figure 1, and that is mounted for sliding movement upon the top side of the toe plate E which is the subject matter of the present invention.

Said toe plate is in the form of an elon- 1926. Serial No. 120,330.

gated metallic casting, formed adjacent its opposite ends with vertical openings to permit the same to be secured to a rail supporting tie by means of spikes 5, the spikes the outer side of the rail A engaging over the adjacent side of the base of the rail also as clearly disclosed in Figure 1. Intermediate the ends of the casting the same is of thickened dimension for providing a horizontal latch end supporting head 6 that is formed at its inner end with an undercut 7 for receiving the adjacent side of the rail base as indicated in Figure Q. The outer end of this head 6 is formed with a vertical shoulder 8 for providing an abutment so as to prevent the sliding of the inner end of the latch D from oil the head in an obvious manner.

As shown and described in the previously mentioned copending application, the toe plate C is formed with a raised block C upon which the inner end of the latch D is pivoted and in actual use the toe plate and heel plate will cooperate to maintain the latch in true horizontal alignment at all times resulting in a minimum car derailment due to the prevention of the closure rail from working away from the end of the latch.

Having thus describedthe invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a toe plate for narrow gage railroad turn outs, an elongated metallic casting for disposition upon a railway tie transversely beneath one otthe main rails, said casting being formed at its opposite ends with openings in order that the same may be spiked to the tie, a longitudinal raised head formed intermediate the ends of the casing, the inner end of said head being undercut for engagement over the adjacent side of the rail base, said head serving as a support for the free end of the usual latch rail and means at the outer end of the head for limiting the outward sliding movement of the latch rail with respect to the main rail.

In testimony whereof we aliix our signatures.

NORMAN M. LAKE. JOHN EFPERRY. 

